Ukraine’s Energy Minister says Russia has “No Red Lines” Regarding Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said that Russia has shown it has “no red lines” when it comes to staging attacks—including at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. In an interview with the Associated Press published Monday, Halushchenko pointed to last month’s destruction of the Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region, which supplies cooling water to the […]
Grand Jury Selection to Begin in Georgia Election Interference Case
Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney is set to preside over the selection of a grand jury Tuesday in Fulton County’s investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia. The investigation brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis focuses on actions in the state by then-President Trump and his allies amid his 2020 election loss to now-President Biden. […]
Democrat from Uvalde, Texas Enters bid for Senate Seat held by Ted Cruz
Roland Gutierrez (D), the Texas state Senator who represents Uvalde, announced his candidacy on Monday for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ted Cruz (R). “Ted Cruz abandoned Texas long before he left us to die in the winter storm,” Gutierrez tweeted, apparently referring to a trip to Cancun that Cruz took in 2021 […]
NATO Allies Beef Up Defense in Lithuania Ahead of Summit
NATO allies have sent troops, jets, air defense systems, artillery and police to Lithuania ahead of Tuesday’s annual summit in Vilnius. Lithuania shares a border with Belarus, Russia’s closest ally in tis war with Ukraine, and Vilnius is just 20 miles (32 km) from that border and just 94 miles (151 km) from Russia. Sixteen […]
Clarence Thomas Built Relationships with Wealthy Through Horatio Alger Association: Report
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gained access to the wealthy through relationships he built with members of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, the New York Times reported Sunday. According to the Times, Thomas was welcomed into the Horatio Alger Association Association just months after he joined the Supreme Court in 1991. Thomas then […]
South Korea’s Yoon Presses NATO Members to Deter North’s Nuclear Ambitions
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday he’ll press NATO members to strengthen their resolve against the North’s nuclear ambitions at this week’s summit. Though South Korea is not one of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 31 member nations, Yoon plans to attend the annual two-day NATO Summit, just as he did last year. “Now […]
Netherlands Prime Minister Rutte to Quit Politics after Government Collapse
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands said Monday he would quit politics after his coalition government collapsed on Friday over disputes surrounding immigration. The Dutch four-party coalition government had been in power for 18 months, during which Rutte attempted to negotiate new measures to reduce the flow of migrants arriving in the Netherlands. Sticking […]
Biden Meets with UK Leaders Ahead of NATO Summit
President Biden met with both UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III in London Monday ahead of this week’s NATO Summit. While Biden and Sunak have met numerous times previously, including just last month at the White House, this was the President’s first visit to the British Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street. […]
Putin Met With Prigozhin in Moscow Days After Wagner Revolt
The Kremlin said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 29, five days after the mercenary group’s brief revolt against the Russian military. “Indeed, the president had such a meeting, he invited 35 people to it—all the commanders of the detachments and the management of the company, including […]
Turkey Agrees to Advance Sweden’s NATO Bid
Turkey agreed Monday to admit Sweden into NATO, according to the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. President Erdogan has agreed to forward the Accession Protocol for Sweden to the Grand National Assembly as soon as possible and work closely with the assembly to ensure ratification,”said Stoltenberg amid surprise remark safter meeting with Turkish President Recep […]
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